[外電] 騎士有個好的開始, 但是...

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Cavaliers are obviously off to a tremendous start, but...
  by Brian Windhorst
  Monday December 15, 2008, 6:49 AM

Atlanta- Because of their superstar, their record and some incredible team
statistics early in the season, the Cavaliers have had the "elite" tag
slapped on them in the NBA's pecking order.

靠著超級明星, 戰績, 和季初的球隊攻守數據, 騎士隊已經被貼上 "強隊" 的標籤.

Thus far they have earned it, but to keep it up they are going to have to
address the only blemish on their 20-4 record. After Saturday night's loss to
the Atlanta Hawks, which snapped an 11-game win streak, the Cavs are now just
1-4 this season on the road against teams with winning records.

到目前為止, 這是他們應得的. 但是為求進步, 他們必須檢討目前的缺陷. 星期六輸給
老鷹以後, 中斷了11連勝, 而騎士本季在客場面對勝率過半的球隊只有1勝-4負的成績.

On one hand it can be said the team doesn't have a bad loss yet. During the
winning streak, when the Cavs only played one team with the winning record
(the Hawks), they vanquished the sub-.500 opponents nightly.

你可以說這支球隊不會輸給弱隊. 在這波連勝中, 騎士只遇過一次勝率過半球隊 (老鷹),
並打敗所有不到五成勝率的球隊.

On the other, watching the road performance of East rivals Boston and Orlando
- the Magic won in Portland and Utah last week and lost by a single point in
Phoenix - the Cavs still have some work to do.

但另一方面, 相較另外兩支東區強隊: Celtics 和魔術的客場戰績, 魔術上週在客場贏
了拓荒者和爵士, 僅以一分差輸給太陽, 騎士還有很多地方需要加強.

The Cavs are 7-4 on the road so far, and a disproportionate six of those 11
games have been on the second night of a back-to-back. Nonetheless, the Cavs
are now to be judged by the highest standard, and losses in Boston, New
Orleans, Detroit and Atlanta don't brighten their resume much.

騎士目前的客場戰績是7勝-4負, 其中有6場是連續兩戰的第二場比賽. 然而, 現在對騎
士的要求比較高標準, 輸給Celtics, 黃蜂, 活塞, 老鷹仍需檢討.

November's victory in Dallas, which kicked off the just halted run of 19 wins
in 20 games, is so far the Cavs' only quality win away from The Q. And the
Mavericks, who are now 13-9 after winning nine of their past 11, are just a
pedestrian 6-5 at home this season.

11月對小牛的比賽是騎士本季客場唯一擊敗五成勝率球隊的比賽. 小牛最近11場贏了9場,
戰績13勝-9負, 主場的戰績只有6勝-5負.

"Our road record isn't great, but it isn't bad," Cavs coach Mike Brown said.
"We're by no means where we want to be in May or June. There are some good
teams out there."

"我們的客場戰績不是很好, 但還不差," 教練Mike Brown說. "我們希望到季後賽時會表
現的更好, 那裡還有其他強隊在. "

Their road defeats have all been reasonably similar. They struggled scoring
in the second half, never getting more than 92 points in any of the losses.
But that happens on the road to everybody.

騎士客場輸球的比賽都有些相似處. 下半場得分陷入困境, 得分沒有超過92分. 但是每支
球隊客場輸球幾乎都是這種情況.

The true issue is the club's half-court defense - it is supposed to be a
strength, but hasn't been strong enough to get the Cavs off the hook.

所以真正的問題是球隊的半場防守, 屬於騎士強項的半場防守卻沒有做好.

In the loss in Detroit and the defeat Saturday, the Cavs allowed 60 percent
shooting in the fourth quarter. The opposition's numbers were better than 50
percent in Boston and New Orleans in the first week of the season.

在輸給活塞和星期六的比賽中, 騎士讓對手第四節的命中率超過60%. 第一周也讓Celtics
和黃峰有超過50%的命中率.

"I'm not ready to look at it as a measuring stick yet," Brown said. "Because
there is so much basketball left and we've got a lot of these type of games
to play."

"我認為還不到檢討的時候, "Brown說. "球季還很長. "

The Cavs play their next three games on the road and get another chance to
test themselves against a top team Friday in Denver, a nationally televised
game at the Pepsi Center. The Cavs have only won once in Denver in the LeBron
James era and have been smoked there the past two seasons.

騎士接下來還有三場客場比賽. 星期五對金塊又是再一次檢驗騎士防守的機會. 這場在
Pepsi Center進行的比賽是全國轉播. 騎士在LBJ時代只在金塊主場贏過一次, 而過去兩
季全敗.

Playing without center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and guard Daniel Gibson on Saturday
night against the Hawks, who are an impressive 8-1 at home, the Cavs nearly
scored what would've been perhaps their best win of the season, considering
the circumstances. But they didn't and it reminded them they have work left.

星期六對上主場8勝-1負的老鷹, 雖然中鋒大Z和後衛Gibson缺陣, 在這樣的情況下, 騎士
幾乎贏得這場比賽. 但他們沒有, 這提醒了他們還有待改進.

"I think we've played pretty good on the road, you can't win them all," James
said. "We just played four games in five nights and we won three of them and
one on the road. I think that's a pretty good sign."

"我認為我們目前客場打的還不錯, 你不可能贏下每場比賽," LBJ說. "我們在五天內打完
四場比賽. 贏了其中三場, 包括一場客場. 我認為這樣的成績不賴. "

Slumping shooters:

陷入低潮的射手

There is probably never a good time to have a slump, but the shooting
tailspins guards Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak currently are in are
showing up more with Gibson sidelined. Szczerbiak is just 2-of-20 from the
floor in the three games since Gibson went down with a toe sprain, including
0-of-7 on 3-pointers. West is experiencing a market correction after a great
month of November. He is 24-of-73 (33 percent) over the past six games and
4-of-21 on 3-pointers over the past four.

沒有什麼時候是陷入低潮的好時機, 但是在Gibson缺陣時, West和Wally陷入低潮更是雪
上加霜. Wally在Gibson缺陣後的三場比賽中總共20投2中, 其中三分球投7中0. West在
11月的好表現之後成績下滑, 近6場比賽總共73投24中 (33%), 過去四場比賽的三分球只
有21投4中的成績.

Schedule matters:

關於賽程

After playing six sets of back-to-backs in the past four weeks, just about
the NBA maximum for such a time frame, the Cavs don't face another for a
month. There are only three scheduled in January and two in February. The
Cavs are 5-2 on the second night of back-to-backs this season and six of them
have seen the second night on the road.

過去四週, 騎士有六次連續出賽的賽程. 是全聯盟這段時間最多次的. 接下來一個月一次
連續出賽也沒有. 然後一月有三次, 二月有兩次. 本季騎士連續出賽的第二場戰績是
5勝-2負. 其中六場是客場.

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推 gothatet:騎士加油!!
※ 編輯: chucloud        來自: 192.35.79.70         (12/16 05:59)
推 kart:推！不過小胖對於客場戰績不佳意思應該比較像是還沒到檢討的
→ kart:時候，而不是好像無所謂的說這不是什麼大問題.. （擔心小胖被
→ kart:戰） ^^|| 騎士很好，的確還有進步的空間，表示他們會更好
※ 編輯: chucloud        來自: 76.190.208.104       (12/16 09:09)
推 lucky0623:溪蛙要被交易!?我們有沒有機會阿!?
推 Otsukaerika:帥哥換溪蛙~射手兼禁區~感覺不賴><"
推 wrqet:馬岱之前很有機會來騎士的!可惜他太重情義了